L U C K Y.......is all I can say. See mine may have been a stow-a-way on a ship.. No it's great to have that much info I envy you. But can say I have the same in lots of other lines of mine just these darn Richardson of mine that are remaining hidden. Margrett OH............Been meaning to post about the URL posted by Inez and Jerry Barns on STIVERSVILLE....Maury Co. TN. I have that Stivers Line... But mine goes back past John Stivers to ca 1725 NY. <G> That John is a Grandson of my William, That line comes down thru Stivers> Sparks>Admire> Ewing to my RICHARDSON. Isn't genealogy fun. never know who you are related to. Margrett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Richardson" <gar3131@msn.com> To: <RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] Fw: Allen Richardson > Here goes: Allen Haven Richardson b. 1893 Franklin, MA, d. 1942 > Westfield, NJ (of a heart attack, when my father was a Sr. in high school) > An electrical engineer from WPI, worked for "Ma Bell" back when it was the > only phone company, in New York City. The Allen came from his mother's > maiden name, and Haven from a great grandmother's maiden name. Married to > Caroline Homan Vance, of Kinsman, OH, she was the daughter of a > Presbyterian minister. His twin sister, Alice Holmes Richardson, lived > until 1987 and taught school in Framingham, Puerto Rico and elsewhere. > > William Stephen Richardson (1869-1947) outlived his son by 5 > years, all of them in Franklin, MA. Wm. lived in his wife's family home > on Union Street in Franklin. Married to Sarah Metcalf Allen, the daughter > of Martha Miller Metcalf (Allen) and Thomas Bacon Allen, also of Franklin, > MA. > > John Warren Richardson (1839-1930) born in Franklin, but > sold the Richardson Homestead and moved to Boulder, CO in 1895, and died > there in 1930. John Warren had two wives and 8 children. Two more > John's, a father and son who are the grandson and great grandson of John > Warren, still live in Boulder. Wives surnames were Mason and Metcalf. > > Stephen Wilkes Richardson (1813-1890) lived in Franklin all > his life. Wives were Bullard, Burnham and Bullard. > John Wilkes Richardson (1774-1843) born in Wrentham > (Franklin was incorporated in 1778) and died in Franklin. Wife was > Kingsbury > John Richardson (1735-1809) born in Wrentham, died in > Franklin. Wife was Haven > John A. Richardson (1701-1767) born in Old Medfield (now > Medway) and died in Medfield. Wife was Gay > John Richardson (1679-1759) lived in Medfield all his life. > Wife was Breck > John Richardson (1650-1697) born in Wells, ME and died in > Medfield. Wife was Clark (Clarke?) > John Richardson (1615/17-1676) born in Stepney Ratcliffe, > England, died in either Exeter, NH or Wells, ME Wife was Truair. > > With my father (Harold William Richardson) and myself, that makes 12 > generations (13 with my sons and daughter), with all but the last 2 > generations from Franklin, MA or the towns that became Franklin. > > Quite a few are buried in the old City Mills Cemetery (on the > Franklin/Norfolk line). City Mills was once known as Richardson Mills, > and the two Richardson Homesteads (from adjacent farms, owned by brothers) > are both standing, albeit in somewhat modified condition, to this day. > The first was built ca. 1724, the 2nd 1774. > > And there you have nearly 400 years of Richardson's, for the most part, in > one place. From John of England to Stephen Wilkes Richardson, you will > find them listed in the John of Medfield section of JA Vinton's > "Richardson Memorial". A grandson of John Warren Richardson filled in > many of the dates for the descendants of John Warren, and brought the > genealogy current through the 11th generation. > > Gary Allen Richardson > Warwick, RI (about a 45 minute drive from Franklin, MA) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Clois Richardson<mailto:cloisrich@earthlink.net> > To: RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 11:27 AM > Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] Fw: Allen Richardson > > > I have at least two Allen Richardsons in my files. Tell me more. > Clois Richardson > Fort Worth, Texas > CloisRich@earthlink.net<mailto:CloisRich@earthlink.net> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Richardson" <gar3131@msn.com<mailto:gar3131@msn.com>> > To: <RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com>> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:32 PM > Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] Fw: Allen Richardson > > > > Patrick J. Janis has a Rootsweb database, with 81 Richardson's, > although > > no Allen. He appears to be a researcher dedicated to Czech and > Moravian > > history, as evidenced by his personal webpage. > > > > My grandfather is also Allen Richardson, although not the same one. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Robert > Hays<mailto:rhays@galvestonbay.net<mailto:rhays@galvestonbay.net>> > > To: > RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com>> > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:10 PM > > Subject: [RICHARDSON] Fw: Allen Richardson > > > > > > Forwarded to list by: > > Bob Hays > > RICHARDSON-L List Owner > > > rhays@galvestonbay.net<mailto:rhays@galvestonbay.net<mailto:rhays@galvestonbay.net<mailto:rhays@galvestonbay.net>> > > ________________________________ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cherie Shoemaker" > > > <cherieecpi@yahoo.com<mailto:cherieecpi@yahoo.com<mailto:cherieecpi@yahoocom<mailto:cherieecpi@yahoo.com>>> > > To: > <Richardson-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:Richardson-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:Richardson-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:Richardson-L@rootsweb.com>>> > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:25 PM > > Subject: {not a subscriber} Allen Richardson > > > > > > Trying to locate more information on this family my ggg-grandfather > Allen > > Richardson b. 22 FEB 1797 married Elizabeth Boaz b. Abt 1815 Their > sons > > Allen Richardson b. 1831 and John B. Richardson b. 4 Oct. 1837 I found > > this information on World Connect Project some time back and just now > made > > the connection to my family. There was a book mentioned as the source: > > Richardson: A Historical Account of a Colonial American Family: By > Marilyn > > Fendley and Patrick J. Janis written by Patrick J. Janis (copyright > 1990) > > Does anyone know how to obtain this book? Does anyone have additional > > information about Allen and Elizabeth's children? > > > > Cherie Shoemaker > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > > To use the Richardson Query Board: > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnamesrichardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson>> > > To review Archived messages: > > > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L>> > > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > > To use the Richardson Query Board: > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson> > > To review Archived messages: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L> > > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > To use the Richardson Query Board: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson> > To review Archived messages: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L> > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > To use the Richardson Query Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson > To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > >